SOCOTEC ADVISORY LIMITED
📉Decliningactive
08008548 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Quantity surveying activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £209,925
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £209.9k | £1.05M |
| Average employees | 8200 | 7900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14➕MARRIOTT, Matthew Giles Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-10-14➖DETCHEPARE, Nicolas Louis resigneddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-08📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-06-02➕LANDRY, Jean-Francois Pierre Louis appointeddirector
- 2023-06-02➖SORET, Bastien resigneddirector
- 2023-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-05-18📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-05-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-05-10➕GOODWIN, Jason Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-05-10➖BELLENGER, Tara Linda resigneddirector
- 2022-05-10➕DETCHEPARE, Nicolas Louis appointeddirector
- 2022-05-10➖FROST, Danny resigneddirector
- 2022-05-10➕SORET, Bastien appointeddirector
- 2020-12-16➕TAYLOR, Thomas Mathew appointeddirector
- 2020-12-16➕BELLENGER, Tara Linda appointeddirector
- 2020-12-16➕FROST, Danny appointeddirector
- 2012-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs SOCOTEC ADVISORY LIMITED
- 2012-03-27➕HUGHES-PHILLIPS, Duncan Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Socotec Uk Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Socotec Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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SOCOTEC ADVISORY LIMITED
This company · 08008548
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socotec Uk Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Duncan Peter Hughes-Phillipsceased 10/05/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 101 STAFF LIMITED→ 14251445 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1050 ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 15470168 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74902 — Quantity surveying activities
Registered office
2nd Floor Queens House
55- 56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
GOODWIN, Jason Richard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES-PHILLIPS, Duncan Peter→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANDRY, Jean-Francois Pierre Louis→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARRIOTT, Matthew Giles Thomas→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Thomas Mathew→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLENGER, Tara Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2022-05-10
DETCHEPARE, Nicolas Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-05-10 · resigned 2024-10-14
FROST, Danny→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2022-05-10
SORET, Bastien→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-05-10 · resigned 2023-06-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-02